Butterfly dream
by Elizabeth Challinor
So
I was thinking about
my own website...
The words were out
Butterfly words
Dreams
of a private jet
Whilst I stood wearily
in the long queue
of a passenger plane
Without a pilot
Without a clue
of what it all entailed
All I knew
was I could no longer suppress
a burning need to spin
more and more
webs of words
Delicate
Vulnerable
Dangerous.
Ravenous for expression
Having lost all fear
of heights
I was ready to board
my personal plane
But it was still
A butterfly dream
A financial and technical torment
A labyrinth
Options
Decisions
I felt unequipped
to take alone
Gently, gingerly
I approached a friend
for professional services
or advice
Dumbfounded by her response
I spin these words of straw
Around her heart of gold